"G"

This is grandchild #2; Gideon Murdoch Douglas who is 6 years old. If anyone of my grandchildren has a propensity for injuries, stitches, black eyes, etc. it is Gideon. He is "action in motion". He has the hugest blue eyes with the longest eyelashes and is able to "charm" his way through anything - almost! Mom and Dad (Nichole and Jeremy) keep a pretty tight reign on their 3 little guys: not tight enough to hurt but enough to 'guide and direct' them. Gideon was always our baby octopus. It always seemed he had eight hands whenever we were at the table eating. He learned to drink from a cup during a Wednesday night Bible Study, and wanted water forever thereafter~~!!!! Gideon has a batting arm that really awed a lot of parents this year. I remember one game in particular, he slugged one UP and OUT beyond 2nd base. He gets so excited when the ball goes where he wants it to go. (Don't we all?) He ended this year's ball season sitting the last game out because the night prior, during his youngest brother's game, he was playing in the park pavilion and fell off a picnic table, cutting the top of his right eye and needing 2 stitches inside to stabilize it and 6 outside to close it. That's our "G-Man"! Gideon likes to go hunt with his brothers and Daddy, too, although if it is really cold out, he is like his Nonnie: he will choose to stay inside and be 'comfy cozy'. He is our little budding artist (Uncle Paul is an artist). For the children/youth talent show this Spring at Church, he drew two beautiful pictures and then signed and dated them, and auctioned them off to raise money for the Youth's Summer Home Mission Project (Project '08). He raised $63! I am SURE that there is not a person on earth who would pay 63 cents for ANY picture that I drew!!! Gideon also is quite the little comedian; it just comes out naturally. Last night he went to get those stitches removed from his eye and the little "old" doctor, complete w/glasses said, "Boy, those are small - I have to go get my old man glasses to see them properly." Gideon replied (quietly to his Mama), "he already HAS them!". His mama had a hard time not cracking up before the doctor left the room!